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ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder is about to get a pricy sex change surgery all on the taxpayer dime. a federal judge ordered massachusetts prison officials to provide the operation for the inmate as a way to treat her gender identity disorder. massachusetts senator scott brown calls the decision, quote, an outrageous abuse of taxpayer dollars. this inmate was born male but has received hormone treatments and now lives as a woman but in an all-male prison. >>> the public will have its chance to pay tribute to american hero neil armstrong at an event in the distr
ann romney and michelle obama. >> team of now 8:26. you're watching "fox 5 morning news." >>> in the headlines, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is accusing both the syrian government and the opposition of human rights violations in the ongoing civil war. he is calling on world leaders to unite behind a plan to end the conflict that has claimed at least 23,000 lives and forced more than 230,000 people to flee that country. >>> a...
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was it michelle obama? the president? anything. >> i just think overall the general inclusivity of the entire convention with the pride flyers that you saw in some shots how there was visible ethnic differences of the speakers and people they showed so that to me shows like a real connection to the true america. >> reporter: and expectations from the president expected to hear tonight? anybody? here we go right here. this side of the room is talking. >> i think it's one thing to have a really good speaker tonight so the bar is high. >> reporter: thank you very much. that's it from campaign u. we are going to stay here and have -- this is going to be streaming on the web. this is going to be on myfoxdc.com. we are going to have much more on this. we'll be here every thursday doing followups with what's happening in the race for the white house. back to you. >> thank you. >>> is kelly pickler pulling a britney? find out why the former "american idol" contestant has shaved her head next. >> plus, artwork by the beatles. take
was it michelle obama? the president? anything. >> i just think overall the general inclusivity of the entire convention with the pride flyers that you saw in some shots how there was visible ethnic differences of the speakers and people they showed so that to me shows like a real connection to the true america. >> reporter: and expectations from the president expected to hear tonight? anybody? here we go right here. this side of the room is talking. >> i think it's one thing...
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. >> first lady michelle obama took the stage. >> we must work like never before and we must once again come together. >> making an emotional case for her husband to lead the nation for four more years. fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is wednesday, the 5th day of september. we are inching closer and closer to care's -- to sarah's favorite time of the year. >> it is i big day here on fox 5 morning news. take a look. this is a live picture from the howard university college of medicine where, in a short time, a thousand d.c. residents will be getting free physicals thanks to dr. oz. now, we do want to point out all of today's participants are preregistered. so the physicals will be given only to those who already signed up. we'll be live at howard all morning long and we'll check in with holly morris in just a few minutes to see how things are going on down there. we a the live picture a little bit ago and it looks kind of eerie rie e ar. >> is it a little darker now. >> i know what you're trueing to ask. >> we'll
. >> first lady michelle obama took the stage. >> we must work like never before and we must once again come together. >> making an emotional case for her husband to lead the nation for four more years. fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. >>> good morning to you. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is wednesday, the 5th day of september. we are inching closer and closer to care's -- to sarah's favorite time of the year. >> it is i big day here on fox...
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police officer accused of making threatening comments about first lady michelle obama will not be charged by the secret service. the officer allegedly made the comments earlier this summer. the secret service has concluded its investigation into the matter. however, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says interm affairs -- internal affairs is conducting its own investigation. >>> when you drive in the district, there are speed cameras and red light cameras. the city is adding about a dozen stop sign cameras. they will catch driver whose don't come to a complete stop. the cameras will be in place by december. fines will start being issued following a 30-day warning period. there you go. another camera to contend with out there. >> good time on the roads in d.c. coming up next, relief for some drivers along one congested stretch of road in northern virginia. >> first, summer isn't done quite yet. another hot and huge you had day on tap for us but we are in for a nice taste of fall soon. i like saying that. fall coming soon to an area near you. gwen has your full forecast up next. anncr: this ca
police officer accused of making threatening comments about first lady michelle obama will not be charged by the secret service. the officer allegedly made the comments earlier this summer. the secret service has concluded its investigation into the matter. however, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says interm affairs -- internal affairs is conducting its own investigation. >>> when you drive in the district, there are speed cameras and red light cameras. the city is adding about a dozen...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. san antonio mayor julian castro is the keynote speaker, the first latino keynote speaker ever at a democratic gathering. maryland governor marco mallie and former virginia governor tim kaine will also address delegates. president clinton speaks tomorrow. president obama will accept the nomination thursday. >>> democrats from the district are in charlotte this week pushing for voting rights. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton joins us live on the phone from charlotte to tell us about what's going on there. good morning, congresswoman. are you there? >> reporter: good morning. and, of course, traffic in charlotte is very crowded here but a joyful set of delegates waiting to renominate barack obama for a second term. >> hopefully you'll get through the traffic issues there. let me start with something that we have all been talking about for the last week or so. are you frustrated by the lack of progress made regarding d.c. voting rights or d.c. statehood on the since the last democratic
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. san antonio mayor julian castro is the keynote speaker, the first latino keynote speaker ever at a democratic gathering. maryland governor marco mallie and former virginia governor tim kaine will also address delegates. president clinton speaks tomorrow. president obama will accept the nomination thursday. >>> democrats from the district are in charlotte this week pushing for voting rights. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton...
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-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden are doing some community service while in charlotte. they will pack care packages for service members returning home from overseas deployment. they will include shampoos, razors and wash cloths. >>> this morning, hundreds of people in d.c. have a new sense of how healthy they are. more than 800 people were given free physicals yesterday thanks to i visit from dr. oz. they are screened for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, weight and waist size. more than half of those tested have high blood pressure. 2/3 were overweight or obese. more young people in d.c. are smokers compared to the other cities where dr. oz tested. and despite these findings, dr. oz told us it was a day filled with hope. >> people feel like they could have hope. something you feel and you sense when you're dealing with hundreds of people. the first question i got asked was what do i do it b. it? how do i fix it. >> we want to thank dr. oz for hosting us. on monday, he will talk about a new season of h
-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden are doing some community service while in charlotte. they will pack care packages for service members returning home from overseas deployment. they will include shampoos, razors and wash cloths. >>> this morning, hundreds of people in d.c. have a new sense of how healthy they are. more than 800 people were given free physicals yesterday thanks to i visit from dr. oz. they are screened for blood...
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police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief cathy lanier says her department is now looking at the issue. >> so now, it is back in our hands and our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> do you consider it poor judgment or a potential threat? >> can't comment on it yet. >> lanier says the unnamed officer is still working while the investigation continues. >> the wife of republican nominee for president is rallying women in northern virginia later on today. ann romney is coming to leesburg and is holing an event, women for mitt, that kicks off about 11:45 this morning. >>> d.c. police are doe employing yet another camera device that could end up giving you a ticket. details just ahead. >> plus the clues authorities want to you see to help solve a robbery inside a local church. first, here is gwen. >> it is a start to the weekend. we have some changes in our weather forecast that you may just like. i'll have the details and a lo
police officer who may have made threatening remarks about first lady michelle obama. the officer was accused of threatening the first lady in july. police chief cathy lanier says her department is now looking at the issue. >> so now, it is back in our hands and our internal affairs is handling an administrative investigation. >> do you consider it poor judgment or a potential threat? >> can't comment on it yet. >> lanier says the unnamed officer is still working while...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy was bleeding 750,000 jobs a month. >> reporter: jo president obama will accept the nomination on thursday. five leaders from our area will also peek. they include maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia governor tim kaine. >>> in northern virginia, some voters will head to the polls today for a special election to replace delegate david england. he resigned earlier this summer after admitting to having an affair. on th ballot in the 45th district are democrat ron krupika and justin malkin. >>> thomas gore was the first of three gray campaign
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headline speaker. democrats will vote to adopt a platform echoed by president obama that calls for higher taxes on wealthier americans and a backing of same-sex marriage and abortion rights. pundits say the democrats must answer the question of whether americans are better off now than they were four years ago. >> we are absolutely better off than we were four years ago. that is clear. four year ago, when the president walked into office, the economy...
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now, the prime time slot went to first lady michelle obama. she reminded the american people of her husband's values and vision. >> barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. he didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. no, that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. >> president obama watched the first lady's speech in the treaty room of the white house with daughter sasha and malia. coming up, we'll go to charlotte for a live report. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley also addressed crowd at the democratic national convention last night. mark plotkin is also in charlotte. he and on fox 5 news at 10:00 last night saying o'malley will play an important role in the 2016 presidentialual cain. >> just a few moments ago, martin o'malley walked off the stage behind you. a lot of people are speculating he may be a candidate himself in four years. >> may be? he will be a candidate. he doesn't mind going after mitt romney as he
now, the prime time slot went to first lady michelle obama. she reminded the american people of her husband's values and vision. >> barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. he didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. no, that is not how he was raised. he cared that it was the right thing to do. >> president obama watched the first lady's speech in the treaty room of the white house with...
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. >>> well, while their husbands get set to deliver on the dnc stage, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden will help stuff care packages this morning for servicemembers returning from overseas. meanwhile, mrs. obama is getting to be a regular on david letterman's late show. a week after her last appearance, mrs. obama delivered letterman's "top 10 list" last night. the topic? reasons to watch the democratic national convention. take a look. >> as a healthy alternative, we're using low-fat confetti. there will be no kiss cam. >> oh, no, please, come on. >> joe biden says it'll be a big you know what deal. >> wait a minute. >> at long last i'll reveal who i'm voting for. >> well, there you go, ladies and gentlemen. >> the first lady has been on "the late show" four times this year. >> wow! >> she's scheduled to appear on the show again tomorrow night. >> like zsa zsa gabor on the johnny carson show. >>> up next, celebrating maryland's athletes fresh from the olympic games. >>> a new generation of space exploration may be upon us. what engineers in alabama are working on to make m
. >>> well, while their husbands get set to deliver on the dnc stage, first lady michelle obama and dr. jill biden will help stuff care packages this morning for servicemembers returning from overseas. meanwhile, mrs. obama is getting to be a regular on david letterman's late show. a week after her last appearance, mrs. obama delivered letterman's "top 10 list" last night. the topic? reasons to watch the democratic national convention. take a look. >> as a healthy...
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but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so it's something that is sort of infiltrating the political speeches we have been hearing in the last couple of days and the white house says the president is going to address that himself thursday night when he accepts his party nomination. >> if i can ask you, in the democrats being so willing to answer that question, if they think they can answer it, that's great, but are they allowing the republicans to set tone? are the republicans putting them on the defensive in this convention? >> reporter: it might seem that way to some people. and i think the republicans will certainly
but yesterday, tonight's headliner was doing a dry run, first lady michelle obama. she will speak later tonight and a lot of other big speakers here, some local to you, governor martin o'malley from maryland and others from the d.c., virginia area. as far as the political conversation here, it's being driven by one question right now and that's are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're hearing the republicans trying to ask that but democrats seem very willing to answer it so...
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first lady michelle obama will speak at the event tomorrow on its opening day. the convention will be held at two venues, the time warn are cable arena on the first two days and then thursday, it moves to the bank of america stadium where president obama will officially accept the nomination. at a series of stops dubbed the road to charlotte, the president gave some hints about what he will address in his upcoming speech. >> i offer you what i believe is a better path forward, a path that will grow this economy and create more jobs and strengthen the middle class. >> maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia governor tim kaine will also speak at this year's democratic national convention. onvention. >>> we've got a big announcement about nats star stephen strasburg and a big week for the nfl. >> can you believe it is almost football time? >> i can. >> it can't got here fast enough. >> not for you. you can't wait. >> i can't wait i don't you still have to be a little bit hyped up about the baseball. >> yeah. >> saturday, it was a good game. >> it real
first lady michelle obama will speak at the event tomorrow on its opening day. the convention will be held at two venues, the time warn are cable arena on the first two days and then thursday, it moves to the bank of america stadium where president obama will officially accept the nomination. at a series of stops dubbed the road to charlotte, the president gave some hints about what he will address in his upcoming speech. >> i offer you what i believe is a better path forward, a path that...
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. >> reporter: kicking thicks off tuesday, a roster are of speakers that includes first lady michelle obama. >> i know with every one of these conventions and you get politicians in one area, you get protesters that come in too. is the security pretty heightened because of this? >> it is out of control. i suppose in a good way. even we had trouble getting in this morning. this wide and it is crawling with secret service and police. >> we'll continue to check in with you throughout the week for the convention. thank you so much. >>> coming up, hundreds of thousands of homes still without power down in the gulf coast. >> up next, an update on the damage left behind by isaac as we check more headlines. stay with us. 4g lte has the fastest speeeeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart.
. >> reporter: kicking thicks off tuesday, a roster are of speakers that includes first lady michelle obama. >> i know with every one of these conventions and you get politicians in one area, you get protesters that come in too. is the security pretty heightened because of this? >> it is out of control. i suppose in a good way. even we had trouble getting in this morning. this wide and it is crawling with secret service and police. >> we'll continue to check in with you...
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the secret service says they found no evidence of a legitimate threat to the first lady, michelle obama. the d.c. police chapter says the incident is now considered an administration investigation. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories, police involved shooting in prince george's county is under investigation. happened around 5:00 p.m. yesterday on county road in district heights. the washington post reports the suspect is accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. police said the officer shot the man in the back to prevent him from running away. he was taken to a local hospital. the officer, an 8-year veteran, was not injured. he's been placed on routine administrative leave. >>> a scandal allegedly rocking one local high school. >> "washington post" is reporting five dematha football players are no longer on the team after allegedly hiring prostitutes. fox5's sherri ly is live at the school with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. if the students arriving here today haven't heard about this, they likely will by the end of today. this happened in north ca
the secret service says they found no evidence of a legitimate threat to the first lady, michelle obama. the d.c. police chapter says the incident is now considered an administration investigation. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories, police involved shooting in prince george's county is under investigation. happened around 5:00 p.m. yesterday on county road in district heights. the washington post reports the suspect is accused of trying to steal a motorcycle. police said...